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| Criterion |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. | With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 45-75 min | 45-120 min | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |